30 BIARETl^ — ON THE COPPER MINES AT TILT COVE. 



within cert.'iin prescribed limits. Everywhere along the sea cliiFs 

 indications of copper and iron are plainly visible, cropping out 

 among the serpentines, which are exceedingly beautiful and varied. 



If a line were drawn across the Island from Notre Dame Bay 

 to Cape Eay , the territory lying to the north and West of that line 

 would represent the metalliferous region of Newfoundland^ at least, 

 so far as is yet known. The government survey is now in full 

 operation, and the surveyors are this year working their way across 

 the Island from Bay of Despair to Notre Dame Bay. 



A few miles from ** Tilt Covej" a second Mining Company — 

 that of '* Notre Dame," has commenced operations, but as the mine 

 has been opened only within the last twelve months, the works are 

 much less extensive; though the prospects seem not inferior to 

 those of the Union Mine. There are several other places where 

 workings have been commenced on a^small scale, but either from 

 lack of enterprise or of capital, the results have not been fortunate 

 and the works languish. 



There can be no doubt that the results of the geological survey 

 will reveal much that is both valuable and interesting, and hitherto 

 unsuspected, and will attract to the colony that which it stands so 

 greatly in need of — enterprise, capital, and population. With 

 failing, or, at the best, uncertain fisheries ; there is great need of 

 new industries. The self-interest of a few individuals, acting upon 

 the ignorance of the mass of our people, has hitherto been the 

 means of keeping out capitalists and checking immigration. It can 

 scarcely be possible, however, that this state of things should be of 

 long continuance. And Newfoundland once thrown open will then 

 take her place and be welcomed as an equal in the confederacy of 

 the British Provinces, instead of being regarded, as she now is, 

 as only a ' ' few barren rocks where the fisherman may dry his 

 nets." — July, 1870. 



October 25th, 1870. — Since the above was written the Bev. 

 Jno. Lockward has been in town, and told me that on account of 

 the failure in the demand for copper and nickel, owing to the 

 present war and other causes, the works at Tilt Cove are in a great 

 measure suspended, and a large number of the operatives dismissed. 

 It appears that the proprietors have not effected any sales this year 



